Odesa State Agrarian University, as a partner of the international project SMS-RO-UA “Development of Screening and Monitoring Systems for Emerging Diseases and Prevention of Cross-Border Epidemics in the Current Context”, is pleased to announce the release of the ninth project newsletter.
The new issue is dedicated to the successful completion of the first and second sampling and analysis campaigns in Ukraine. The field activities covered five settlements in the southern part of Odesa region. More than 1,000 biological, water and soil samples were collected during the two campaigns for further laboratory investigation.
The newsletter presents information on the collection, labelling, packaging and transportation of samples, as well as on the comprehensive laboratory analysis. Molecular genetic methods, including real-time PCR and conventional PCR, were used for pathogen detection, together with serological testing using ELISA.
Special attention is given to the One Health approach, which considers the health of people, animals and the environment as interconnected. The data obtained will be used to assess epizootic risks in the cross-border region, prepare recommendations for preventing dangerous transboundary infectious diseases, improve approaches to identifying sources of disease and preventing their spread, and plan joint preventive and disease-control measures.
The project is implemented in partnership between Youth Public Organization “New European Generation”, Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Directorate of Tulcea County (Romania) and Odesa State Agrarian University, and the within the framework of the Interreg VI-A NEXT Romania–Ukraine 2021–2027 Programme funded by the European Union.
The project is being implemented between June 4, 2025, and December 3, 2026, and has a total value of € 418.063,41, of which € 376.257,06 is funding provided by the European Union through the Interreg VI-A NEXT Romania-Ukraine Programme 2021- 2027. As a partner, total Odesa State Agrarian University eligible budget is € 144.748,80.
This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of Odesa State Agrarian University and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union or of the Interreg VI-A NEXT Romania-Ukraine Programme 2021- 2027 management structures.
The Interreg VI-A NEXT Romania-Ukraine Programme 2021- 2027 is financed by the European Union and co-financed by the participating countries in the Programme.
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